HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's high court on Friday removed four opposition lawmakers from the city's legislative assembly after it invalidated their oaths of office. A former British colony, Hong Kong became a Chinese territory 20 years ago under a ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Hong Kong leader offers condolences to wife of Chinese dissident Liu
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Friday she shares the compassion of people over the death of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and acknowledged "anxieties" about "incidents" in the former British colony that can potentially ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader offers condolences to wife of Chinese dissident Liu
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Friday she shares the compassion of people over the death of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and acknowledged "anxieties" about "incidents" in the former British colony that can potentially ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Activists in Hong Kong mourn Liu Xiaobo’s death
Unlike on the Chinese mainland, where the entirely state-controlled media were forbidden to mention his name, Liu became a prominent figure within the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong following his imprisonment in 2009 and award of the Nobel Peace Prize ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court disqualifies 4 lawmakers over oath taking
HONG KONG – A Hong Kong court on Friday disqualified four opposition lawmakers from office for having turned their oath-takings into apparent protests against Beijing, further entrenching the central government's hold over the legislature. The Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says shares compassion of people over Liu’s death
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Friday she shares the compassion of people over the death of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and acknowledged "anxieties" about "incidents" in the former British colony. Lam was speaking in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents rally against downtown gentrification
Conservation groups in Hong Kong are lobbying against a controversial plan to demolish a cluster of low-rise tenement buildings in the heart of the city. Town planners will be meeting on Friday to consider the proposal, which was made by the Urban Renewal ... ( read original story ...)
No plans to remove ‘comfort women’ statues in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's government said Thursday there are no plans to remove a pair of statues depicting World War II Japanese army sex slaves known as "comfort women" that were erected in front of Japan's Consulate in the Chinese territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Plans to demolish WW2-era buildings withdrawn
Conservation groups in Hong Kong are celebrating the withdrawal of a controversial plan to demolish a cluster of low-rise tenement buildings in the heart of the city to make room for high-rise towers. Town planners had been due to meet on Friday to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, China most at risk of financial crisis within next three years, bank warns
Hong Kong and mainland China are the most vulnerable economies at risk of a financial crisis over the next three years as over 40 out of 60 economic indicators are sending alarm signals, including runaway property prices and soaring levels of private debt ... ( read original story ...)
For Hong Kong Public Housing, It Takes a Village
Hong Kong’s Shek Kip Mei area today ... When subscribing to a newsletter edition you'll also get early notice on Tyee events, news, promotions, partner messages and special initiatives. Further to the provision of the Personal Information Protection ... ( read original story ...)
Matthew Fisher: The biggest attraction in Hong Kong this summer is a Chinese aircraft carrier
HONG KONG — Patriotic residents of this former British territory have been agog these past few days over the arrival of China’s first aircraft carrier. The Liaoning anchored last Friday near the Disneyland Resort on the western approach to one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tesla’s sales stall in Hong Kong as tax breaks end. Could the U.S. be next?
Tesla’s sales appear to be stalling in Hong Kong. According to data from the city’s transportation department that was analyzed and first reported by the Wall Street Journal, not a single newly purchased Tesla model was registered in April after the ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Protesters in Hong Kong demand Liu’s release
The Latest on China's best-known political prisoner, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who doctors say is in critical condition with liver cancer (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Dozens of people are staging a sit-in protest in Hong Kong urging China to ... ( read original story ...)